The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 232
After the beginning of spring, the weather was cold, and the residual blood was still seeping into his nose and mouth. Standing on the top of the city of Xingyuan Mansion, King Langjiao looked at the mountain south and west road under his feet.

This king of Langyan is no longer satisfied with a mere three-character king, perhaps because of his greedy nature, he wants more.From the three generations of his ancestors, he was a cake-making master. In his generation, he became a rogue. He killed cattle, stole donkeys, and sold private salt.

When he was in his 30s, yellow thieves and king thieves swept the world, and he also joined the army to crusade against thieves. He became one of the "Eight Capitals of Zhongwu" because of his outstanding fists and feet and bravery in combat. The first emperor in Shu returned to the court, and was able to gain a foothold in Lizhou, Xichuan, and had his own foundation.

"Today's traitorous hero, the wolf has been watching for a long time, and he will definitely not be taken down by others."

This sentence of suspicion accompanied him for several years, all because of respect for the corporals, recruiting talents, and treating the people well. Zong Ji, advisor Zhou Xiang.There are also Wang Zongyu, Wang Zongkan, Wang Zongjin and other clan nephews as confidantes.

He also received Dongchuan Jiedu envoy Gu Yanlang as foreign aid. The two were former comrades in the Shence Army and had a very good relationship. Unfortunately, one month after he captured and killed Chen Jingxuan in Chengdu, Gu Yanlang died of illness, which made him It hurts so much.

His younger brother Gu Yanhui succeeded Dongchuan Jiedu envoy, which made him worried.

After all, the emperor in the court has the appearance of a sage, and to revive the court in the future, he must first take the land of Shu. Wang Jian chose to follow the court and lay down quietly, maybe God gave him hope.

Chang'an was broken again, news of the emperor's escape spread to Shu, and the majesty of the emperor of a country was lost.

But he knew that the opportunity had come.

In the past half month, orders were frequently issued from Chengdu, and at the same time, people were sent to closely monitor the situation in Chang'an. Those people in Longyou were really bold and reckless, so he couldn't help applauding.

Right now, the war in Dongchuan has broken out. His generals Li Jian and Hua Hong have led [-] troops to attack Zizhou. The news came yesterday that the city of Zizhou was broken and Gu Yanhui retreated to Guozhou. However, he was not worried about what would happen there. .

After all, the old friend's brother is nothing more than an idiot who relies on the shade of the door, and he is not at the same level as the person who made great achievements in the army.

And now he is raising [-] troops to go north to Shannanxidao and capture Xingyuan Mansion. Before long, the entire Shannanxidaozhou county will be trampled under his feet.

Looking at the fleeing Wuding soldiers, Wang Jian wiped the blood stains on the nail leaves, and stood up his blood-stained fingers, "Command, continue to pursue, don't give Wuding Jiedu envoy Tuoba Sijing a chance to breathe, I want a battle to finalize The land of three rivers!"

Soon, the sound of horns resounded through the city tower, and the cavalry wandering in the field chased and killed the embarrassed figures who had escaped from the city and fled in the field.

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Xingzhou, the west road in Shannan, was destroyed, and the soldiers and horses were transferred. On the [-]th day, they suddenly attacked the northwest Jiezhou;

On February 25, Zhang Qianyu and Qi's mother admonished to go around Chengzhou and attack Xihe and Gaoqiao counties.

At the same time, Li Jian and Hua Hong fought fiercely against Gu Yanhui outside Guozhou City, and then broke through, chasing and killing Gu Yanhui all the way to Quzhou City for more than a hundred miles before withdrawing their troops.

The war between Sichuan and Sichuan was like snowflakes rushing out of the mountains. Kuaima carried a huge amount of news and rushed along the Shu road to Chang'an, waiting to fall into the hands of Emperor Li Ye who was determined to revive and train a new army.

He let out a low growl of "Ah—" and threw the memorial in his hand. The anger accumulated in his heart couldn't be suppressed, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, his eyes turned white, and he passed out in front of all the civil and military officials. Down.

The Taiji Hall was in chaos immediately, Qin Huaimian rushed up to pinch the emperor's people, the guards rushed with the imperial doctor, applied acupuncture, massaged blood circulation, the fainted emperor woke up slowly, and looked weakly at the dome of the Golden Hall .

"That's all that's left. Chang'an, I am ashamed to treat my ancestors."

"What the hell did I do?"

Li Ye sighed twice and fainted again. Then he was carried back to the back garden by the guards, and was taken care of by Empress He. After several days of recuperation, he gradually recovered and went to the field.

The spring rain wove a row of bead curtains on the eaves of the palace.

The damp and cold water vapor squeezed into the gaps in the window sills, and several copper stoves in the dormitory radiated warmth. Through the candlelight curtains, Li Ye was playing chess with the queen in a single coat to relieve boredom.

"I recuperated for a few days, and I couldn't see the world clearly, let alone who is loyal and who is traitor. Wang Jian was originally a Shence Army, and he was the most honored by the emperor. He has always been kind to the people and respected me. The emperor's order can be said to be conscientious, and it is unexpected that it will be opposed."

He held the sunspots and saw that the chessboard did not fall: "People say that scholars have a heart, but compared with warriors, they at least know how to stand in the court and share my worries. There are lessons from An Lushan and Shi Siming before. But I can't understand it, neither can my emperor brother, not even my father."

When Li Ye said this, he swallowed the rest of the words.On the opposite side, Empress He, who gave birth to a son gently, looked at his gloomy face, gritted her teeth, and was in a bad mood. What woman doesn't want her husband to do something?What's more, he is still the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Look at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Didn't he suffer for a long time?" Empress He reached out and gently shook the back of her husband's hand. ? The concubine believes in His Majesty's ability."

The emperor chuckled, and withdrew his hand from the warmth and waved it.

"What's the use of the Queen's belief? I don't even believe in myself."

Xu Xu's words spread outside and were covered by the sound of rain. The eunuch carrying a lantern passed by, looked at the lit window lattice, and left slowly shaking the lantern.

When I met a palace lady passing by, I put the note into the other party's hand.

The news circulated several times, and in the Wude Hall, Yang Fugong, Liu Jishu, and even Shence Army Youwei Wang Zhongxian, Wang Yanfan, Xue Qiyu and other eunuchs sat together.

The note passed through their hands, they looked at each other, without saying much, they stood up tacitly, nodded, and parted ways.

Zichen Palace.

"The queen doesn't know something, I feel powerless, and there is also the matter of the emperor brother. He passed away suddenly in his prime of life, and I feel somewhat afraid in my heart."

Hearing the word 'fear' from the emperor's mouth, Empress He frowned slightly, "Your Majesty."

"Forget it, I won't say anything, I'll scare the queen."

Li Ye smiled at her, threw the chess piece into the basket, got up and walked to the bed, and asked the waiting maid to come over and undress, "Queen, it's late at night, go to bed with me."

Empress He nodded. She was wearing a lot of clothes and it was not easy to take them off. She waited for the emperor to get on the dragon bed before she walked slowly to the screen and asked several maids to help disassemble it. .

While talking, there was a sudden commotion outside, the emperor who was talking with a smile suddenly sat up, quickly put on his shoes and rushed to the door of the dormitory, before he could pass, the door was pushed open, and several guards rushed in.

"Your Majesty, the Shence Army lieutenant and right lieutenant rebelled"

"what?!"

Li Ye's face turned pale, and when he looked behind him, Empress He was taking off her headgear, her hair was loose, and she hurriedly turned out of the screen, and he hurriedly shouted: "Queen, follow me and leave!"

In Empress He's words, "What's the matter, Your Majesty?", the sound of fighting outside has spread to this side, and the crowd with torches flocked to them, fighting together with the blocking guards.

Li Ye dragged Empress He across the eaves, trying to run out of Zichen Palace under the protection of several guards.

"Your Majesty, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

A sinister voice sounded from the arched door in front of the long corridor. In the darkness, dozens of flames lit up, surrounded by densely packed soldiers of the Longwu Army. Liu Jishu and Wang Zhongxian sat on two chairs with smiles and looked at the embarrassed The emperor and empress raised their hands suddenly, and the soldiers with bows and crossbows stepped forward. With a few 'swish' sounds, several black shadows were nailed to the guard's chest.

"Your Majesty, there is a lot of chaos outside, so let's move with the servants and others."

Liu Jishu grinned, and behind him, soldiers rushed over.

(End of this chapter)